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Marked Tree is a small town of 2,249 people in Poinsett County, Arkansas. It's about 25 miles from Jonesboro, AR and 39 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $565 a month.
2,249people
$96kTypical home
$565/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
248Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,249
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 390 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Memphis, TN
- 25 mi to Jonesboro, AR
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $565/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (648 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,198 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to JBR airport
- 42 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 226 ft
- 355 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Arkansas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Poinsett County: R+64 in 2024
- Arkansas: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk